The Waypoint Endeavor - Spring 2016

Spring 2016 www.waypointchurchpartners.com Volume 16, Issue 2

Waypoint Church Partners “Navigating Ministry Together”

WAYPOINT STAFF

THE WAYPOINT

ENDEA OR

A Healthy Eldership: Waypoint can help point the way

EASTER SUNDAY BAPTISM AND ATTENDANCE NumberS INSIDE

Waypoint exists to help churches and leaders navigate uncharted ministry waters. Much of our time and energy is spent with ministers. We also advise and equip elders to chart the course and navigate through ministry challenges.

Here is a quick list of some of the services we provide to elders:

Elder Meeting CoachingWaypoint staff can visit your elders’ meetings to give feedback and advice for creating a more effective leadership environment.

Elder Retreats Waypoint staff can help you plan and deliver a great Elders’ Retreat designed to help your church elders

focus and stay on track for the important mission entrusted to them.

Hiring Service Waypoint staff can coach elders faced with the task of creating a comprehensive process for hiring a new senior minister or associate staff.

Strategic ConsultationsWaypoint staff often advise elders about specific topics to provide broader perspective and wisdom. Recent consultations have included same-sex/transgender issues, bylaws revisions, long-range planning, incorporation & 501(c)(3) filing, merger discussions, and more.

For more information on how Waypoint Church Partners can help grow and serve your elders, contact Tim Cole at [email protected].

At ICOM 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, Waypoint Church Partners announced its goal to plant seven churches on six continents by partnering with various missions organizations and raising the funds through local churches. One of the missions organizations selected was Central Brazil Mission, a ministry that reaches out to villages and individuals who are accessible only by the Amazon River via a fully equipped medical boat.

This boat, the C.B.M. Amazonia, is completely furnished with physician and dentist offices as well as emergency room treatment areas. It has a well-supplied drug store for distribution of medicines which are provided by U.S. churches and individuals. The boat is staffed by eight crew members, two missionary families, and two single women who reach out to the indigenous people.

Central Brazil Mission travels to new villages often and then continues to serve those communities by returning at least twice a year. They provide the village residents basic health care, teach them about Christ, and then plant churches in their village.

It was through the medical boat that Waypoint’s supporting churches reached, helped and built a church in the Monte Oliveira village. A few years ago, the Monte Oliveira village wanted nothing to do with C.B.M. or the boat. But after learning that several people from surrounding villages had been treated at the floating medical offices, they asked C.B.M. not only to come to their village to treat their people, but also to build a church there.

Their greatest current need is that God would raise up native missionaries from the villages to reach more people groups, as there are currently more villages wanting churches than the number of missionaries who can help them.

There is more to this story! To learn more about the church C.B.M. is starting in Monte Oliveira and the other churches starting alongside the International Conference on Missions in Richmond, e-mail [email protected] to be added to the ICOM church plant update e-mail list.

Update on Amazonian church plant in brazil

Church plant map from the international conference on missions in Richmond, va

The C.B.M. Amazonia is a fully equipped floating medical facility.

Local people stand outside their newly constructed church built by C.B.M.

This Easter, your partnership enabled a record 14,226 people to walk through the doors of the Waypoint church plants. Forty-six of them made a decision that would change their lives forever: they were baptized into the name of Jesus Christ. They were given eternal life, a second chance, hope, and a future. Praise God! Join us in encouraging our new brothers and sisters in Christ by taking 30 seconds to pray for them right now! Your support of church planting is changing lives.

Visit www.tinyurl.com/WaypointEaster to view and download the 45-second video to show at your church, or simply scan the QR code to the right with your smart phone!

forty-six Lives Changed forever in WAYPOINT Church Plants this easter!

On Sunday, May 1, Belmont Christian Church held their first services in their new facility, which includes a 500-seat auditorium. More than 950 were there to worship at their inaugural services.

The new property sits on 90 acres just across the road from the church’s previous site. Their former facility had served the congregation since 1972 but it had become too small to accommodate their three Sunday services.

Hometown boy James “Beaver” Terry has been the senior minister at Belmont since 2010 following the retirement of Jim Bayne, who served as Belmont’s senior minister for more than 28 years.

Belmont was a longtime supporter of the VEF and now serves as one of the leading partners with Waypoint.

Belmont Christian Church opens new 23,000-sq-ft facility in Christiansburg, VA

Fairmount Christian Church in Mechanicsville, VA recently hired Kevin Tucker to lead a new service which will update their current contemporary Sunday services. A 2015 Johnson University grad, Kevin served at Kingsway Christian Church in Indianapolis prior to coming to the Richmond area.

Kevin is the son of Paul Tucker, the former worship minister at Northside Christian Church in Yorktown, VA and the Kempsville Christian Church in Virginia Beach, VA.

Fairmount began their contemporary services in 2003 in their Family Life Center. They average 700 in those services each Sunday. The new service features music and video designed to help a younger audience experience authentic worship. Fairmount also features two traditional services each Sunday in their sanctuary. A longtime supporter of the VEF, the Fairmount Church is now a leading partner with Waypoint.

When is the last time your church overhauled a worship service to reach the next generation for Christ?

Fairmount hires new associate worship minister, Kevin Tucker When New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, VA added an “online” campus to

their two physical locations two years ago, they could not have predicted the reach it has today: the campus draws more than 150 participants who log-in and interact remotely with one of their three Sunday services.

A staff member, Tom Pounder, has been challenged to virtually pastor this digital ‘flock.’ He provides pastoral care for needs discovered through online interactions and connects people to small groups and church-wide events.

Along with those who connect to New Life exclusively through this medium, other church members are now able to log into to a church service while out of town or when their work schedule requires them to be gone on a Sunday morning.

For more information, contact Tom Pounder at [email protected] or check out the page on their website dedicated to this campus:

www.newlife4me.com/discover/locations/church-online-campus

New Life’s Online campus expands their reach

ACROSS THE REGION: News from our churches in North carolina and Virginia

New Life now livestreams their Sunday morning services and replays them throughout the week.

Kevin Tucker and his wife ____ settle in at Fairmount Christian Church.

An architect’s mock-up of what Belmont’s new facility looks like.

Waypoint partnered with The Point Church in Raleigh, NC to plant its sixth campus on March 20th. 380 were in attendance on opening day in their 6,000-square-foot leased facility which they renovated prior to launch. The campus is now averaging well over 225 each week.

We’re proud to announce the North Campus has already celebrated five baptisms, including three on Easter Sunday.

The leaders at The Point have an ambitious vision to see 30 new congregations and campuses launched around the Raleigh metro area over the next 15 years. Waypoint hopes to partner with them for many of these projects.

What God-sized vision is your church actively engaged in right now?

The Point’s new Campus celebrates five baptisms in its first month

Jerry Simpkins was hired by the Jefferson Church in Christ in 1980, when Jimmy Carter was president. When Jerry arrived, the church was averaging 140. This year, the church averages over 700 each Sunday on three campuses including a Hispanic location.

The elders at Jefferson Church have announced that Steve Cook will assume the lead minister position effective October 10th. A 1980 graduate of Johnson University, Steve has been on staff at Jefferson for 29 years, serving most recently as their Minister of Worship and Administration.

Jerry Simpkins has served on the Board of Directors for both Envision and the VEF, the two organizations which now make up Waypoint Church Partners. Prior to coming to Jefferson, Jerry held ministries in Louisa, VA and Jasper, GA.

Jefferson is a leading example of an established church catching the vision for church planting. The church has been directly involved in five church plants in the past ten years. Congrats to Jerry for a job well done!

Jerry Simpkins retires from Jefferson Church of Christ IN Rural Hall, NC

ACROSS THE REGION: News from our churches in North carolina and Virginia

The Point Church in Raleigh merged with an older congregation in December and relaunched the church as a campus on March 20th. The new location is now averaging 350 each Sunday.

Brandon Westmoreland was hired to lead the project. He and his wife Kamella, a nurse, will move to North Carolina along with their three boys on May 29. Brandon served as the Children’s Pastor at Crossroads Christian Church in Joliet, Illinois. Crossroads is an eight-year-old church plant that has rapidly grown to over 800.

Brandon was one of five church planting residents with the training cohort of Passion for Plant-ing, a national ministry of New Life Christian Church, a Waypoint church plant. This ten-month distance residency of Passion for Planting prepares emerging leaders with a comprehensive training environment for launching a new church.

For more information, check out The Point’s South Campus at pointchurch.com/locations/south-raleigh and Passion for Planting’s site: church-planting.net/residencies.

The Point Raleigh hires Brandon Westmoreland to lead their South Raleigh Campus

Steve and Beverly Cook

Jerry and Suzanne Simpkins

Brandon and Kamella Westmoreland

Bill Finley baptizes Joseph Williams on March 27th, the 2nd of five baptisms in the past few months.

“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”

— Hebrews 13:2, NIV

In 2015, Waypoint challenged local churches to raise funds to plant seven churches on six continents. These efforts encouraged the ICOM 2016 President, Mike Schrage, to start an initiative of his own: The RISE Project.

The Refugee and International Student Engagement (RISE) Project calls on the Church to mobilize and seize the unique opportunities we have in our own country. We can make a difference without acquiring a passport or learning a new language! Our ability to go to the ends of the earth has never been easier.

The RISE Project includes a small group video series to encourage viewers to better understand and get involved with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. We have an unprecedented opportunity to display the heart of Jesus by welcoming and serving those who are far away from loved ones and looking for ways to belong in their new home, whether temporary or permanent.

The goal of The RISE Project is to raise $250,000 to distribute through grants to churches and ministries who are willing to reach out and welcome those who have arrived as refugees or international students. As expert practitioners inform and train us, we hope to start a new conversation about these open doors and to rise up and embrace this sacred opportunity to represent the loving heart of Jesus to those who have come so far.

For more information, go to www.theicom.org/rise to learn, listen, and give.

General Fund Receipts Abingdon, Woodland Hls CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00Abingdon, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00Bath, St. Clair’s C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00Bedford, Peaks View CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Big Rock, Big Rock C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375.00Big Stone Gap, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00Bland, Hollybrook C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210.00Bristol, Discovery Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00Burke, Calvary CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Burlington, Burlington CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280.00Charlotte, One Life CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $346.97Charlottesville, Maple Grove CC . . . . . . . . . $555.00Chesapeake, Real Life CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00Chester, Chester CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Chilhowie, Chilhowie CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00Christiansburg, Belmont CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750.00Covington, Cliffdale CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00Covington, Dunlap CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100.00Danville, North Danville C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90.00Dry Fork, Whitmell CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100.00Eden, Draper CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420.00Emporia, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Farmville, Farmville C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Fayetteville, Fayetteville CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00Fredericksburg, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140.00Galax, Fairlawn C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $370.00Gasburg, Women’s Circle, Pleasant Hill . . . $120.00Glen Allen, Calvary CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00Glen Allen, Velocity CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $390.28Greensboro, Greensboro CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Gretna, West End C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00Grundy, New Hope CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Hampton, Northhampton C of C . . . . . . . . . $300.00Hickory, Vintage City Church . . . . . . . . . . . . $602.32High Point, Laurel Oak CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,200.00Kernersville, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000.00Keswick, First CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224.18Keysville, Cool Springs CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00King, Capella C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $360.00Lynchburg, Lynchburg C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . $130.00Martinsville, Rich Acres CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $900.00Martinsville, Chatham Heights CC . . . . . . . $317.00McCoy, Community CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00MechanicsvilleFairmount CC . . . . . . . . . . .$1,400.00Mechanicsville, Liberty CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125.00Mechanicsville, Gethsemane C of C . . . . . . $504.00Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville C of C . . . . $600.00Mechanicsville, Pastor’s Aid, Fairmount . . . .$60.00Midlothian, Journey CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00Moneta, Mount Ivy CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Montpelier, Chapel C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189.80Newbern, Community CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00Norfolk, Colonial Heights C of C . . . . . . . . . $200.00Oak Ridge, Catalyst Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $164.22Patrick Springs, Stella CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,220.00Patrick Springs, Patrick Springs CC . . . . . . . $398.19Penhook, Forrest Hill CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210.00Plymouth, Plymouth C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,200.00Portsmouth, Christ`s Fellowship . . . . . . . . . $200.00Pounding Mill, Claypool Hill C of C . . . . . . . $883.38Richmond, Area 10 Faith Community . . .$1,825.91Ridgeway, Horsepasture CC . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,200.00 Roanoke, Penn Forest CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525.00Roanoke, Crossings CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350.00Rural Hall, Westside CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128.88Rural Hall, Bridges CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00Salem, Living Water CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175.00Seaford, Seaford C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450.00Silver Spring, Restore CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $264.13Smithfield, Smithfield CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157.00South Hill, Oakland CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250.00Spencer, Mayo CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $308.00Spencer, Friendly CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289.32Springfield, The Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450.00Toano, LifePointe CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $401.02Vansant, Vansant C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525.00Virginia Beach, Avalon C of C . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00Virginia Beach, Forefront CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00Warsaw, Rappahannock C of C . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00Waynesboro, W. Waynesboro C of C . . . . . . $675.00Williamsburg, Williamsburg CC . . . . . . . . . . $450.00Wilmington, Venture CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178.84Winchester, New Life CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $506.11Winston-Salem, City Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . $416.31Woodbridge, Woodbridge CC . . . . . . . . . . . $275.00Yorktown, Northside CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,510.00

Donations by Individuals . . . . . .$3,305.00Service Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800.00Misc. Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,685.36Envision Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,297.03Seminar Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,815.40Checking Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.46

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,555.11

DisbursementsOffice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,820.99Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130.00Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,251.06Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,024.26Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,320.21Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,399.32Church Resources . . . . . . . . .$1,313.74

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,259.58

G F Balance 12/31/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,811.92Total G F Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,555.11Total G F Disbursements . . . . . . . . . $88,259.58G F Balance 3/31/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,107.45G F Balance 7/01/2015 . . . . . . . . . . . $36,126.27Fiscal Year 2015-2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,981.18

Church Planting Receipts Charlotte, One Life CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,387.85Charlottesville, Maple Grove CC . . . . . . . . . $625.00Chesapeake, Great Bridge C of C . . . . . . . . . $332.85Chilhowie, Chilhowie CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00Covington, Cliffdale CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00Glen Allen, Calvary CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00Glen Allen, Velocity CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,561.15Gloucester, Reedswood CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $270.00Hampton, Northhampton C of C . . . . . . . . . $300.00Hampton, Crusader’s Class, Northampton . $75.00Hickory, Vintage City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,409.24Mechanicsville, Fairmount CC . . . . . . . . . $1,200.00Mechanicsville, Bill Farmer Class, Fairmount . . . . . .$150.00Oak Ridge, Catalyst Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $656.91Patrick Springs, Stella CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,220.00Richmond, Area 10 Faith Community . . $7,303.64Richmond, Christian Homemakers, Fairmount. . . .$200.00Ridgeway, Horsepasture CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00Ridgeway, Class 7, Horsepasture . . . . . . . . . . $63.00Ridgeway, Men’s Class, Horsepasture . . . . . $42.00Roanoke, Crossings CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00Rural Hall, Westside CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $515.92Salem, Living Water CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175.00Silver Spring, Restore CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,056.52Toano, LifePointe CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,604.09Virgilina, Willow Oak CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00Williamsburg, Williamsburg CC . . . . . . . . . . $510.00Willmington, Venture CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $715.35Winston-Salem, City Church . . . . . . . . . . . $1,665.25Woodbridge, Woodbridge CC . . . . . . . . . . . $275.00Yorktown, Northside CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800.00Donations by Individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,105.00

Envision Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,200.00 Kingdom Equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . $860.00 iPlant Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135.00 Directed Transfer from Property . . . . . . . .$10,000.00 Misc. Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000.00

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,113.77

Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $186.00Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,368.45Committee Mtg & Coaching . . . . . $92.80KE & iPlant Mailing . . . . . . . . . . . $3,386.77CP Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374.80Church Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,645.15Directed Transfer to General . . $9,000.00

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,053.97

VV Balance 12/31/2015 . . . . . $148,353.60Total VV Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,113.77Total VV Disbursements . . . . . $99,053.97VV Balance 3/31/2016 . . . . . . $124,413.40VV Balance 7/01/2015 . . . . . . . $57,720.44Fiscal Year 2015-2016 . . . . . . . . $66,692.96

Treasurer’s Report - 1st Quarter 2016January, February, AND March

Thank you for your support as we continue to Navigate Ministry Together. Respectfully, Thomas W. Light, Treasurer

Mailing address: P O Box 6224, Williamsburg, VA 23188

ICOM 2016 REFUGEE PROJECT

When is the last time you stopped to pray earnestly for the elders of your church? According to the Hebrew writer, they will one day have to “give an account” of how they led the Lord’s church under their care. It’s a sobering thought to have to stand before Christ and justify your actions.

Elders are just men, often from different walks of life, different generations, and at different stages of maturity in their faith. They’re human, prone to sin and imperfection. They don’t always make the right decisions. They make mistakes. But most have the best interest of the flock in their hearts and minds.

When is the last time you intentionally, earnestly prayed for the elders of your church? They need it! Here are four specific areas you can pray

for concerning the elders of your church:

Wisdom: Discerning the needs of the people, settling disputes among the church family, and overseeing the proper stewardship of giving all

require much wisdom. Elders often feel, as even Solomon did, under-qualified to

lead the people of God.

Pray that God would grant the elders of your church the spiritual insight they need to fulfill their duties.

Vision: A good shepherd knows where to lead his flock and is always on the lookout for danger. The elders of your church have been commissioned not to maintain the church but to grow it. They are looking for new ways to invest in the spiritual well-being of its people and to impact the community at large.

Pray that your elders will be given a vision for the future of the church that is in line with God’s vision and that they will hear the voice of the Great Shepherd leading them as they lead others.

Stamina: The elders of your church were selected because they manage their own households well. Elders are usually men with time and experience in leadership or management roles.

Leadership takes a toll. An elder gets tired in his body and in his spirit. He desperately needs the strength that God provides to adequately fulfill his ministry. Pray for health, endurance, vigor and grit for your elders. They need it!

Unity: One committee meeting can demonstrate how easily Christians disagree and get sideways with each other. Satan loves disunity and disharmony in the church. Just look how many different churches there are!

Elders must strive to maintain unity within their own group and in the church to be effective shepherds. It is important for you to pray that the elders have unity among them and an ability to foster unity in the church.

So please... pray for your elders. It will bless you as much as them.

ARE YOU PRAYING FOR YOUR CHURCH ELDERS? 4 PRAYers THAT WILL BLESS THEM (& BENEFIT YOU)

Check out this conference for Elders & Staff being hosted by Waypoint this Fall:

“Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. Pray for us . . .”

— Hebrews 13:2, NIV

*Adapted from Todd Brown’s Blog at bridgechristian.wordpress.comTodd is the Senior Minister of Bridge Christian Church in Fishersville, VA.

Waypoint. Please take special notice of the “E2-Effective Elders” conference we are hosting this fall. It’s about creating healthy elders and elderships. Every elder you know should come!

Navigating Ministry Together,

Tim Cole, Executive Director

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Spring 2016 www.waypointchurchpartners.com Volume 16, Issue 2

IN THIS ISSUE:• How can we serve and pray for our church elders?

• Waypoint extends ICOM support to the Amazon in Brazil

• Marion Harris golf outing in June: Salem, VA

• Waypoint church plant Easter numbers are unveiled

• How can we best serve refugees from around the world?

THE WAYPOINT

ENDEA ORA NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMy dad was an elder. He was also a career military man in the Air Force, so we got to experience a different church family every two or three years. Some churches were fairly large, some not so much. Some churches were fairly healthy, many were not.

As the son of an elder, I witnessed firsthand elders driving the mission and evangelistic culture of a church. I also saw groups of elders that were at best hurdles to accomplishing the mission, or, even worse, a roadblock for evangelism and a healthy culture within the Body.

I saw great elders who were the preacher’s biggest advocate and best friend, like my dad. I also saw elders who seemed to almost enjoy being the “thorn” in the preacher’s side through criticism, conflict, or passive-aggressive actions.

This issue of The Waypoint Endeavor features news from churches around the region and upcoming events hosted by

Earle Cole, Tim Cole’s father

The Waypoint Endeavor - Spring 2016

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